Buttonhole maker



D. L. ANTHONY BUTTQNHOLE MAKER Filed June 5. 1923 VY Dec.

PatentedrDec. 271, UNITED sr DANIELY .1.. ANTHONY, or En reso.'

' MAN, Yorina PAso, TEXAS.

'ri-axes.' estenos oir 'cnn-HALF nu'rroivnonn MAKER.

, 'Appneationiea June 5, i923. semi no. 643,597..

This inventionrelates to an improved den vice for making button-holes with a sewing machineand resides vin they provision of a employment of 'skilled labor orthe modiiication or changing ot'jthe construction of the-Y sewing machinef L Another object ofthe inventionis to pro.- vide a button-hole making :attachment of the character described which may bev readily Y adjusted in various'ways to provide for mak-- ing of vbutton-.holes-of diil'erentvv sizes and kinds. i

With the'above mentioned and otlierob jects in view, the invention consists' in the novel construction and ycombination of parts hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the claimshereto appended, it being understood. that variouschanges in thefform, propcn tion, size and minor details of construction within' the scope .of the claims ymay be resorted toY withoutl departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. y 'l Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 representsa perspective view of a part of a sewing machine showing the device of my invention as it will appear whenV attached thereto and in use. .y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan View of a part of the device of the invention showing v a piece of material with a button-hole therein as made withpthe deviceof the invention. Fig. 3 isa sectional view takenon the line '3-@3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 s allongitudinal sectional view 'on the line 4--40 Fig. 2. Y

sectional view'of the adjustable guide mem'- ber.

i 6 is a sectional view .takenat right,y I

` smaller.path,that is Vto say,

an lesto Fig. k5.

5': he ambodiment of the invention shawn.

.tudinally extending vguide VslotY 13 movement .of thev guide.V means 7'. portion and block 12 have cooperating shoul- M Figi is a detail fragmentary longitudinal l'body portion. :It .will

in the accompanying drawing comprises a plate-lik`e body 1, which in this instance is ovicular in formfbut which may, however, be of any 'shape desired. The body has ape.- ripheralcircumferential groove 2 lin which the material to have the vbutton-holes lmade y therein, .as indicated .byv the reference nui meral 3', is clampedby m-eanso'ia clamping ringe. `The ring ,lin thisinstance, is made of a coiled helical spring having Vits Aends gage in the groove in order to. clamp the cloth so that it is stretchedtightly on the' under side zot the body. portion. lnf'the body 'portion' there is. provided a 'slot or opening 5 which permits access to theV cloth .in .order vto Jform the button-holes.

Joined tonne another. v'I`h. e;ring isstretched rso `as to surround the body portion and Provided in the body portion 1, is guide means vgenerally designatedl, Vwhich means cooperates 'with guide. means generally .des-

ignated 7, thelat-terbeing attached to `the vpresser foot stem8 of lthe sewing niachiiie, j Q the presser foot, not shown, being removed inforder to.l att-achthe means The guide means 6.and Z'unction so that the `operator 'The form of .therguide means 6 in the present embodimentp'fthe invention takes into considerationtheprovisionA of a slot-foi' opening 11 in the body portion, whichslot is parallel to but spaced' fromftheslot or opening 5. In theslot 11 there is removably mounted a block 12provided with a longi- Y divided longitudinally by 'a .partition plate `14E, the

'may take holdof the bodyportion and upon p endsot ywhich are .suitably attached to the l ends of theslot13. ,y The partition let is cutl away adjacent its ends as at 1,5, so thavtfthereV is `provided a circuitous guide path "for The body ders. 16- and 17' `whiclivprovide for 'supporting y of the block in thebody Vportieri -in flush relationfto the upper and low-er sides ot the;r

guide l thus be seen that ythe means 6,aswdescribed,may be'readily removed` from the body portion and another i Y guideelement providing for alarger or' ofaditi'erent I ico ,tion withy the presenttorni of the invention Y Ycomprises Va'inemberrsimulating a Vpresser foot in respectVV to, a sleeve l8,vvliich is adapted to receivertlie presser foot' stem o 'tuted in order to provide for a larger Vor smaller'buttoniliole, as the'rcase may be. n The guide means 7 illustrated in' connec- Y the vneedle VWet these'wving machine operates.

Atgthe outer end otthe plate there is pro-v Ivi'ded a slot 23m which a reciprocal guide lug'Q is mounted,` VTheliig iis4 removably held inplace by a/screiv 25 and a WasherQG,

and the slidingfmovement tliereofpmay rbe A regulated .by` adgiistablef stop screws 27. The' j plate is arranged ,to slide over the top of the body portion. and bloclr l2 so that the'guide lug will engage in the circuitous guide patli'` provided bythe means carried on the body portion.;

`.In the operation of kthe vmachine theV cloth is `claniped to the bodyjportionas shown, so that the `part in which the buttonholefisto be Vseived isv available through the ropening 215Y and slotV 5. The4 operatorV adjusts the body vportion by han'd'so that thev guide lug- 24 is disposed atfone` end jot the slotl toone sid-.ect the'pa'rtitioii V14. Thesewiiig .Y machine is then put int'ooperatioii Vand theV `operator moves the body'portion carrying Vthe clothback and rkforth While also advanc--f the body., vlengfthtvise of theslot, keeping the'guide lug inthe space between one side ofitheVV partition'and opposedV Wall of theV Vslot'. The guide'lug-24V reciprocates and' thus lprovidesitor theba'clr and torthjmovement ot the body portion and the xvorlr vvcarried thereby at the same time that Vit provides for guiding the body in-its lengthwise 'move ment With respect totlieguide slot 13. Pretf erably the guide lug is thin and has a tlatv face adapted to alternately engagethe Walls of the slot and the partition. By varying the Vthickness otthis guid'elug, the back and `forth kmovement of the body portion may be varied `and this will regulatethe Width ot the stitching. This is continued until'the opposite end of the'slot is reached Whereuponetlie operator Vmanipulates' the body portion soy that-the Vguide,lugxpasses through l the cut' out portion 15 intothe other side of the guide slot, land,continues to move the bodyfb'ut; inV theJ oppositeydirection fand Yback Y and torth'rat the same time', runtil vthe vother "peut loiit'rportion is reached, whereupon' the body portion has been moved through a 'cirr-V "f ciiitous path` andV back and forth as `vvell, While being so moved. This movement pro- Vvides lfor sewingthe circuitous Wide stitch i ."Which providestlie button-hole as shown in Fig. .2, and` maybe continueduntil the deply cons l. The coii'ibinationv chine, of a cloth 4carrying member: having an opening'thereiinacrossg which cloth is stretched, means ioi securing cloth' Yto 'said Y 'torni button-hole. 3 By'providing a .thickerv partition, the Width of Ytlieline ot une ot threadis served the cloth stitchinginayfbe decreased andV by providing Y' ay longer lslot or changing the" distance Vbetiveen the cut out n'orti'onathelenith ofthe Y r D buttoneliolen'iay beA varied; Ehe other ad-v ]ustinentprovided for changing the characteristics o'tthebuttonlioleis thateiected ,i f

by the stop screws'27 .torithe guide lug. Fi'omfthe tore'g'o'iiig it Wiil -be*apparent that l have provided a small, compact andj's'im#V operated to provideinan expeditious man-l ner and at low cost, a large immberotbLitton-holes.

By means oit presser icted button-hole making attach- Y ment which may lbe easily and-ei'ectl'vely vided ,in the sewing' machine,y the 4guide f means may ben/loved into and outlet:posi-` tion cooperating wviththe 'guide meansx The guide lugfef, n'itstationary,rv would cause a space between the-parallel flineskot button-hole stitchingsuch as-Wou-ld'be 0b-`V` j ectiona'bl e and 'unsightly when the clothfwas l cut through between'rsaid roivvs. -This Space:

would be substantiallyequalirrividthtoitheY combined thicknesses ofthe partition Maand said lug; Thus, it willb'eseenthatiingper# mitting the lug to'slide, this" spacing of tlie" par ali'el roi'vsf ot' stitchiifigV in VVthe buttonhole Y lWill be reduced to the'minimum-a'nd ley-reasoii or' the adjustment provided vbythe screws V27, Athe device maybe made 'so that.' the stitching inthe rovvs may overlap or maybe lspaced apart desired,YAY dep-ending upon the 'material lin Whichthebutton-hole is to be sewedl' 'certain kinds'. otmaterial, lthe Vstitclgiing tendsV to puclre'r 'or-draw thematerial tothe extent that yinfsetving tliebuttonliole`,'provision must'rbe made for larger cut;

tingspace'b'et'iveenrthe rows vot stitchingnnV Y The body' meinbeifrand guide means; are

such that a personiinslrilled in ymaking button-holes may" easilymake-buttonlholes of aA uniform appearance. Y v l ,y ,Y The movement; A ot the'body portion is de- Vvfined by the outline'ot the guide' pathrformed 'by the .guide means, except as to 'thek back and forth movement, in a Vdirection across the guide path.` .L' v lclaim:rv j f j y j= With a: sewing niaizo j member, said member being iifiovablefonv the bed oi' a sewing` machine to causethemeedle to passthrough the openinginto-.the cloth and having' aslottherein, a partition `dition* is provided with recesses adjacent` ends, aY member fixed' tog-aparto'i' the sewing machine adgacent the needle,i.andffa:guide flug carried by l said member `andxloosely .a enviding the slot longitudiiiaflly,v which".parti gagedin said slot, which guide lug is capable l passing ,throughv the recesses of 'the partition. I v

2. The combination :with Ha sewing machine, oi a clothcarrying member having an opening therein across Which-cloth is*4 stretched, means for securing cloth to said .memben said member being movable onthe bed of a sewing vmachine to cause the needle 'to pass' through the opening into the cloth and having a slot therein, a partition divid-V ing the slot longitudinally, Which partition is provided with recesses adjacent its ends, a member fixed to a part of the sewing machineadjacentthe-needle, and a guide lug carried by said member and loosely engaged in said slot, whichy guide lug is capable of' passing through the recesses of the partition.I

said guide lug'being reciprocally mountedl ,on the second named member.

3. The combination with a sewing ma.-A

chine,A of a cloth carrying member having an opening vtherein across Which cloth isy stretched, 4means for securing cloth to said bed of a sewing machine'and having a slot cent its ends and guide member fixed to the sewing machine adjacent to Vthe -needleand engaging loosely in said slot, saidv guide member, said member being movable? on the therein, a partition dividing the slot longitudinally and having recesses therein adjamember being movable through the recesses Vof said partition and capable Aof reciprosaid vmember being movable over the bed of a sewing machine vand having an opening therein adjacent the firstnamed opening, a'Y

.block removably mounted in vthe second named opening and" having a guide path.

therein and a reciprocal guide member connected with a part of avsewing machine and engaging loosely in the guide path.

, DANIEL L. ANTHONY. 

